Community health nursing windshield survey: City of Hialeah, FL USA

Community Health Nursing Windshield Survey: City of Hialeah, Florida USA
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Community Health Nursing Windshield Survey: City Of Hialeah, Florida USA Background
Hialeah is the sixth biggest city in Maiade-Dade county of Florida. The city is home to over 224,000 people living within an estimate of 20-square miles (/467/About-Hialeah). Its name originates from the “Muskogee origin, meaning “pretty prairie,” by combining “Haiyakpo” (prairie) and “hili” (pretty)” (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). Glenn Curtiss, an aviator, and James H. Bright, a cattleman, got interested in Hialeah and started developing the town in 1921. The town opened the Hialeah Park Race Track and was incorporated in 1925 (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The park's opening brought the town to the state map and attracted many people, including celebrated people in the U.S. such as Winston Churchill, the Kennedy's and Harry Truman. The Hialeah Park Race Track achieved more attention in the media compared to other sporting events in Miami. In 1926, a massive hurricane destroyed a significant portion of the city's infrastructure (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The 1959 revolution by Fidel Castro changed the city's course as it was initially intended to be occupied by the wealthy and elite, where many Cuban exiles and veterans of World war two veterans freed to the area as a middle-class population (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). Hialeah has a high population of Cubans as they fled to the area during the Cuban revolution of 1959, the freedom fights between 1965 and 1973, and the Mariel boatliff of 1980 (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The city is known as the only industrial city in the U.S. that has maintained a continued growth.
Social and Economic Backgrounds
Hialeah's population has significantly grown from the 2018 report, and the population was around 237,000 that had an average of 44.3 years (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The average median household income during the year 2018 stood at $33 162 (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The city population saw a decrease from 2017 to 2018, from 237,523 to 237,285, while the average household income increased to $33,161 from $31,012 (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). Hialeah, the 97ths biggest city in America, recorded a population of 230,135 in 2020 (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The city showed an increase in the median household income of 448,921 and a poverty average of 22.43% (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021).
The city's population has declined annually by 0.69% in the past few years but has significantly increased by around 2.43% from the last recent census in 2010 (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The rental value is approximately $1,170 per month, with a median house value of $228,600. The majority ethnic groups in the city are white (Hispanic) at 90%. Other Hispanics are 3.64%, white non-Hispanic at 2.67%, Non-Hispanic Black and African American, 1.88%, and Black and African American 0.63%. about 65.8% in the city of Hialeah are U.S. citizens.
The city is considered one of the cities in the U.S. with less diversity. Hialeah's population is majorly occupied by Cuban and Cuban-American individuals, who take approximately 73.78% of the population. The Hispanic group occupies most of the city’s population, with 94.7% (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). This makes it the second in the city that homes any Hispanic people in the U.S. (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021). The city in the 2010 census recorded 92.6% white, where only 4.2% were non-Hispanic, 2.7% black, 4.7 % Latinos or Hispanic background, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Asians, and 2.6 % of other races (Hialeah, Florida Population, 2021).
The cities transport is well connected as it is located in the vicinity of northwest Dade, which is easily accessible using every major road connection, including "I-75, Palmetto Expressway, Florida Turnpike, U.S. 27 (Okeechobee Road)” (About Hialeah, n.d.). Hialeah city holds a major slogan because of its connectivity with major road networks that "All Ways Lead to Hialeah" (About Hialeah, n.d.). Given its position, one can access any place in the county within approximately 20 minutes. It also borders essential business and metropolitan areas such as Opa-Locka, Miami, and Miami Lakes that are essential business contact as they link the Miami International Airport and the Opa-Locka Airport. Hialeah city also has its transit buses that offer commuting services around the city to provide efficient transport services for residents (About Hialeah, n.d.). The majority of the people in Hialeah drive alone, and the average commute for 25 minutes (About Hialeah, n.d.). They averagely own about two cars in each household.
Homeownership in the city is at 45.8%, with an average property value of $203,700. It has Housing Units of 77,378 that marks one of the largest areas (Hialeah Florida Housing data, n.d.). The Housing Density is at 3606 that is larger than other areas in the region. The housing density is much larger than the average of 38.9 in the United States (Hialeah Florida Housing data, n.d.). It is also bigger than Florida's housing density, which stands at 176.0 (Hialeah Florida Housing data, n.d.). Its Housing Unit Change is 4.5% that is the third largest of the other housing places in the region. It is lower than the Opa-Locka, which has the highest Housing Unit Change in the Hialeah region with 8.8% (Hialeah Florida Housing data, n.d.).
Hialeah is almost three quarters the average size of the U.S. that has a housing change of 5.7% and is 14.1% smaller than Florida, which has a housing change of 5.1% (Hialeah Florida Housing data, n.d.). Hialeah’s rental percent stands at 54.3% and has a high Owner percent at 45.7% representing housing units currently occupied by their owners (Hialeah Florida Housing data, n.d.). The area has a higher rental rate at $1, 175 that is 10.2% bigger than the average of $1.062 in the U.S. The median affordable monthly apartment cost in the area is $736 (LowIncomeHousing, n.d.).